The guys taking the roof off.
The inside. Kinda cool looking with the sun coming through.
The outside. Its a long barn.
Some of our beautiful heifers. They will be getting preg tested in 10 days.
Friday, July 26, 2013
The ole barn's gotta go
This old barn has been here for at least 75 years. Cameron's Dad Jake, remembers it being here when he was a kid. It's been a horse barn, hay storage, a chicken, duck and goose barn. Its been added on to, has a cool loft, but getting up the stairs you have to be oh so careful. It is being held up by cables on the inside. Last summer Cameron and my son Michael tore all the tin off the roof. We removed all the springs, hinges and anything else that could be used else where. Salvage some of the lumber. Most of it is pretty rotted. We'll take the excavator and knock it down. And burn it this winter. Get the big rolling magnet and pick up all the nails. Put fence up where the barn used to be for the bottle babies or the horses, plant some trees and call it good. Its pretty use less as it is right now. And would take way to much time, money and energy to repair. Its sad too see it go.
The guys taking the roof off.
The inside. Kinda cool looking with the sun coming through.
The outside. Its a long barn.
Some of our beautiful heifers. They will be getting preg tested in 10 days.
The guys taking the roof off.
The inside. Kinda cool looking with the sun coming through.
The outside. Its a long barn.
Some of our beautiful heifers. They will be getting preg tested in 10 days.
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I love the shot of the guys on the roof. What a beautiful old barn filled with tons of memories. It is very sad to see it go but I'm glad you are repurposing what you can.
ReplyDeleteOh I LOVE the shot of the inside of the barn. Wow I be they needed a ladder we seem to accumulate a lot of them around here My Hero is always on the barn repairing the roof:) Sad to see the old ones go but I understand.
ReplyDeleteYour heifers are beautiful I love Herefords. B
So it's really going to come down, huh. Sad but it has served it's time. That inside shadow shot is excellent. May I borrow it? M
ReplyDeleteThat looks like quite the barn. I bet it was a beauty in its day.
ReplyDeleteHope ALL your pretty Hereford heifers are bred!
After all the alterations to this barn it turned out to be a pretty fancy structure. Somebody could see ways of adding so it would be useful.
ReplyDeleteThat is one cool barn, too bad it has to come down but sounds like its time. Do you have another to replace it?
ReplyDeleteI've just seen the borrowed shot, lol! It was a beautiful old barn.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love it...hate to see it go but completely understand about the expense and time of repair. At least you have pictures and memories...
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful barn. It's sad to see it go but I understand. We tore ours down a few years back.
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Boy that is a long barn. Better though to take it down on your terms and recycle what you can instead of letting it fall down.
ReplyDeleteThat is an awesome barn, to bad it has to come down. Loved the picture of the guys on the roof. Seem to be enjoying each others company. Good luck with the heifers!
ReplyDelete75 years? It's old, but despite it's age, it still looks amazing. It's great to see renovation in barns for a change. I've seen lots of barns that are of the same age like yours, but have a different fate. I hope you inspire others to do the same. Kent Ahlquist @ PittsburghAreaRoofers.com
ReplyDeleteI've seen a lots of barn and I can say, this is the longest so far. With its almost 75 years of existence, it's really a wise decision to repair its damage. Roof would be the good place to start since it's the first level of protection of the barn.
ReplyDeleteRuben Pratt @ ARRoofing.com
That's a huge barn! It's pretty old, and definitely needs a good renovation, especially a new roof to better shelter the animals. Good luck with the roofing project! Make sure to give it a sturdy one that can last for another 75 more years.
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